Efficacy of intraventricular amikacin treatment in pan-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa postsurgical meningitis

BACKGROUND: We describe a case of pan-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa postsurgical meningitis associated with the presence of an external ventricular device. We changed therapy twice; finally, by using amikacin and a continuous infusion of cefepime, we obtained clinical improvement. CASE PRESENTATI...

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Autores principales: Molinaro, Mariadelfina, Morelli, Paola, De Gregori, Manuela, De Gregori, Simona, Giardini, Ilaria, Tordato, Federica, Monzillo, Vincenzina, Pocaterra, Daria, Casari, Erminia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6128265/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30214257
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S169271

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6128265/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30214257
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S169271

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